Curbing carbon pollution from U.S. power plants will help address both global climate change and reduce other air pollutants – including ozone, fine particulates, … Continue reading “Strong carbon emission standards for power plants would improve air quality”
A new Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) air pollution study of millions of deaths from heart disease, lung disorders, and other causes in … Continue reading “Coal burning, road dust most toxic air particles”
Workers exposed to solvents may continue to experience cognitive difficulties decades later, according to new findings by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers … Continue reading “Solvent exposure may cause long-term brain damage”
Food vouchers and baskets provided through WIC (The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) should continue to exclude white potatoes, according … Continue reading “Leave potatoes out of federal food program”
An international team of 140 researchers, including experts from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and Yale School of Public Health, has successfully sequenced … Continue reading “Genetic breakthrough may help ease scourge of African sleeping sickness”
Elena Savoia, research scientist in the Department of Biostatistics and deputy director of the HSPH Preparedness and Emergency Response Learning Center, was recently interviewed … Continue reading “Survey explores communication during West Virginia water crisis”
High blood pressure is the leading risk factor for death from cardiovascular disease (CVD) around the world, according to a new study led by … Continue reading “High blood pressure top risk factor in heart disease deaths”
Hillel Alpert, research scientist in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), was interviewed by CBS Boston … Continue reading “FDA regulation of e-cigarettes eyed”
Christopher Golden, research associate in the Department of Environmental Health at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and recently appointed director of the Wildlife Conservation … Continue reading “HSPH’s Christopher Golden named ‘Emerging Explorer’”
What is the total price tag for the Great Recession? Almost five years after the official end of the worst downturn since the Great … Continue reading “The hidden health costs of the Great Recession”